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FireWire 800
Available on all three models: Drobo, DroboPro and Drobo S.
FireWire is Apple Inc.’s branded name for data ports designed for high-speed data
transfer. With data transfer speeds of 800 Mbit/s, FireWire 800 offers excellent
performance with your Drobo device.
If you are installing an add-on adapter card to use FireWire 800, for optimal performance,
check with your computer manufacturer to verify that both your computer and operating
system support the card you plan to use. If your computer has a FireWire 400 port then
you will need to purchase a FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 cable.
Note: Windows-based computers will not get optimal performance with the standard
Microsoft FireWire drivers.
Visit our knowledge base at support.datarobotics.com/app/answers/list and enter the
keywords FireWire performance for details on how to optimize performance with
FireWire on Windows.
iSCSI (Ethernet)
Available on DroboPro only.
iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based
networking standard for connecting storage devices to computers. By using a high
performance Ethernet connection, iSCSI can be used over long distances on your
existing network infrastructure and will give you the best possible performance with
your DroboPro.
With iSCSI, you have the flexibility to set up your DroboPro in one of three
configurations: directly connecting it to your computer (for best performance),
connecting it to a switch in which another Ethernet port on the switch is connected to
your computer, or connecting it to a switch (or router) in which another Ethernet port
on the switch (or router) is connected to your network.
Installation steps and additional requirements can be found in “Setting Up Your
DroboPro with iSCSI” on page 22.
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